3701:1-68-01
Definitions.

(1)
"Analytical
radiation-generating equipment" means a group or system of components which
produce ionizing radiation as either a primary or a secondary result and is
used to determine properties of materials being measured or analyzed.
Analytical radiation-generating equipment includes, but is not limited to,
gauging units, electron microscopes, x-ray diffraction, and spectrometer
devices.

(2)
"Annual" means at least once a year, not to exceed
fourteen months.

(5)
"Cabinet x-ray system" means an x-ray system with the x-ray tube installed in a
shielded enclosure termed a cabinet, such that every location on the exterior
of the cabinet meets the dose limits for individual members of the public as
specified in rule
3701:1-38-13 of the
Administrative Code. A cabinet x-ray system is independent of existing
architectural structures except the floor on which it may be placed; is
intended to contain at least that portion of a material being irradiated; and
must exclude all personnel, including extremities, from its interior during the
generation of radiation.

(6)
"Calibration" means the determination of the response
or reading of an instrument relative to a series of known radiation values over
the range of the instrument, or the radiation output of a source of radiation
relative to a standard.

(7)
"Collimator" means a device or mechanism by which the
x-ray beam is restricted in size.

(8)
"Control panel"
means that part of the radiation-generating equipment used for setting the
technique factors.

(9)
"Enclosed system" means industrial
radiation-generating equipment operated in an enclosure or cabinet and may
include, but is not limited to, cabinet radiography, irradiation devices, and
other equipment.

(10)
"Fail-safe characteristics" means a design feature
which causes beam port shutters to close, or otherwise prevents emergence of
the primary beam, upon failure of a safety or warning device.

(11)
"Hand-held"
means radiation-generating equipment that is specifically designed to be held
in the hand during operation.

(12)
"Independent
certifying organization" means an independent organization that meets all of
the criteria of appendix A to rule
3701:1-68-03 of the
Adminsitrative Code.

(13)
"Individual responsible for radiation protection
(IRRP)" means an individual designated by the registrant who has the knowledge
and responsibility for the overall radiation safety program at the facility, to
include the implementation of the daily radiation safety operations and
compliance with the rules.

(14)
"Industrial
radiation-generating equipment" means any x-ray device other than those used on
patients for medical diagnosis or therapy purposes, including, but not limited
to, industrial radiography equipment, irradiators, analytical devices, and
particle accelerators.

(15)
"Industrial radiographer" means any individual who
performs or personally supervises industrial radiographic operations and who is
responsible to the registrant for assuring compliance with the requirements of
these regulations and certification of registration conditions.

(18)
"Ionizing radiation" means gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and beta particles,
high-speed electrons, neutrons, protons, or other atomic or nuclear particles
or rays with sufficient energy to form ions during an interaction with matter,
but does not include sound or radiowaves or visible, infrared, or ultraviolet
light.

(19)
"Irradiation devices" means radiation-generating
equipment used to alter the chemical, biological, or physical properties of
materials or to sterilize materials.

(20)
"Kilovoltage
peak (kVp)" means the maximum value of the electrical potential difference
between the cathode and the anode of the x-ray tube during an exposure.

(22)
"Local
components" means parts of an analytical radiation-generating system and
includes areas that are struck by x-rays such as radiation source housings,
port and shutter assemblies, collimators, sample holders, cameras, goniometers,
detectors, and shielding, but does not include power supplies, transformers,
amplifiers, readout devices, and control panels.

(23)
"Locked out and
tagged" means a system of equipment security and safety in which
radiation-generating equipment, rendered inoperable for storage or because of
faulty operation is locked to prevent operation and tagged with specific
information as to why it is not to be used. Suggested tag warning, "DO NOT USE
- EQUIPMENT NEEDS REPAIR OR CALIBRATION -CONTACT INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR
RADIATION PROTECTION PRIOR TO USE."

(24)
"Nondestructive
testing (NDT)" means the development and application of technical methods to
examine materials or components in ways that do not impair future usefulness
and serviceability in order to detect, locate, measure and evaluate flaws; to
assess integrity, properties and composition; and to measure geometrical
characteristics.

(25)
"Open-beam" means analytical radiation-generating
equipment in which an individual could place any part of his or her body in the
primary beam during normal operation.

(26)
"Particle
accelerator" means a system of components which produce particles that are used
to determine or alter properties of materials being measured, modified or
analyzed.

(27)
"Permanent radiographic installation" means an
enclosed shielded room, cell, or vault, not located at a temporary jobsite, in
which industrial radiography is performed. Permanent radiographic installation
includes a cabinet x-ray system used for industrial radiography that is large
enough to walk into.

(28)
"Quality assurance program" means a program providing
for verification by written procedures such as testing, auditing, and
inspection to ensure that deficiencies, deviations, defective equipment, or
unsafe practices, or a combination thereof, relating to the use, disposal,
management, or manufacture of radiation devices are identified, promptly
corrected, and reported to the appropriate regulatory authorities.

(29)
"Radiation worker" means an individual engaged in activities registered by the
department and controlled by the registrant, but does not include the
registrant.